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TNPSC GROUP IIGENERAL KNOWLEDGE AND GENERAL ENGLISH

SYLLABUS AND BOOK LIST

Dear Friends and Aspirants TNPSC going to publish noti cation for Group2a and other examination in this year as
annual planner. In this document am updated syllabus and what the books to be followed for the examination.

Important Suggestion

Try to Score 90 Plus questions in general English. 70 plus questions in general studies. But your ultimate aim sh
get 180 plus question correctly (Recent Group IV Trend. But the scoring of 180 plus is depend upon the standard
question).
Complete school Text book rst. After completing school books you may refer for additional reference but don
coaching material. You can use coaching material for revision only.

Some people may advise you should study 10 hours a day but you dont bother about it. The study time varies
person some person study only 4 -5 hour per day , another may study 7- 8 hour per day but the time of study is
important e ective study only decides our success.

Approach your preparation based on the prescribed syllabus and previous year question paper. If possible pas
syllabus in front of your study place

Many people collect various institute materials but they never use. So collect selective notes.

Give more importance to the subject in the following order, 1. General Tamil/ English/ 2. Aptitude 3. Current A
Polity 5. Basic Gk. 6 Modern India. All Subjects are important but above mentioned subjects covers more than 15
 questions.

Other than School book you should read Arihant or Lucent General Knowledge book to score 15 question. Beca
many people just read school book they are not sound in Fundamental knowledge. This portion decide your top

How we studied? what we studied it doesnt ensure success. In Last 3 hour Examination time only decide our su
To avoid silly mistake take mock test in your place using shakthi or Sura Question Bank

General Science:

Physics

UniverseGeneral Scienti c lawsScienti c instrumentsInventions and discoveries National scienti c laboratories

glossaryMechanics and properties of matterPhysical quantities, standards and unitsForce, motion and energyel
and Magnetism Heat, light and soundAtomic and nuclear physics.

Suggested Readings

6 to 10 School books

Physics portion in Arihant or Lucent GK Book

12thStd Physics Unit no 6 and 8 refer Basic topics only

Chemistry

Elements and CompoundsAcids, bases and saltsOxidation and reductionChemistry of ores and metalsCarbon, n
and their compoundsFertilizers, pesticides, insecticides

Suggested Readings

6 to 10 School books

Chemistry portion in Arihant or Lucent GK Book

11thStd Chemistry 8 ( Study Nitrogen Related only) and 17 and 18 units

12thStd Chemistry 21 and 22 units alone

Botany

Main Concepts of life scienceThe cellbasic unit of lifeClassi cation of living organismNutrition and dieteticsRe

Suggested Readings

6 to 10 School books

11th Botany unit no , 2,4,7 only

12th Botany unit no 3,4,6 alone

Zoology

Blood and blood circulationEndocrine systemReproductive systemGenetics the science of heredityEnvironment

health and hygiene, Bio diversity and its conservationHuman diseases, prevention and remediesCommunicable
and non communicable diseases

Suggested Readings

6 to 10 School books

Zoology portion in Arihant or Lucent GK Book

 11th Std 3rd unit only

12thstd 1,4,5,6 units only.

Current Events

History

Latest diary of events NationalNational symbolsPro le of States Eminent persons & places in newsSports & ga
Books & authors Awards &honoursLatest historical events India and its neighbours Appointmentswho is who?

Political Science

Problems in conduct of public elections Political parties and political system in India Public awareness & General
administration Role of Voluntary organizations & Govt., Welfare oriented govt. schemes, their utility

Geography

Geographical landmarksPolicy on environment and ecology

Economics

Current socioeconomic problems New economic policy & govt. sector

Science

Latest inventions on science & technology Latest discoveries in Health Science Mass media & communication.

Suggested Readings

TNPSC Portal ( From March they are daily updating in English)

iyachamy.com ( before 20 days of Exam will be uploaded)

GK Today

Newspaper ( the Hindu)

you cant follow more than one source so kindly follow any of the above one

Geography

Earth and UniverseSolar systemAtmosphere hydrosphere, lithosphereMonsoon, rainfall, weather and climateW
resources rivers in IndiaSoil, minerals & natural resources Natural vegetationForest & wildlifeAgricultural patte
livestock & sheries Social geography populationdensity and distributionNatural calamities disaster managem

Suggested Readings

6 to 1oth School book

Geography portion in Arihant or Lucent GK Book

History and culture of India South Indian history

Culture and Heritage of Tamil peopleAdvent of European invasion Expansion and consolidation of British ruleE
British rule on socioeconomic factorsSocial reforms and religious movementsIndia since independenceCharacte
Indian culture 41 Unity in diversity race, colour, language, customIndiaas secular stateOrganizations for ne ar
dance, drama, musicGrowth of rationalist, Dravidian movement in TNPolitical parties and populist schemes Prom
personalities in the various spheres Arts, Science, literature and Philosophy Mother Teresa, Swami Vivekananda
PanditRavishankar , M.S.Subbulakshmi, Rukmani Arundel and J.Krishnamoorthy etc.

INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT

Early uprising against British rule1857 Revolt Indian National CongressEmergence of national leadersGandhi, N
Tagore, NetajiGrowth of militant movements Communalism led to partitionRole of Tamil Nadu in freedom strug
Rajaji, VOC, Periyar, Bharathiar& OthersBirth of political parties /political system in India since independence.

Suggested Readings

6 to 10 Social Science ( History Portion , Except 9th History Because World history not in syllabus)

11 and 12th History book

If you want more fact kindly refer to Arihant or Lucent

Constitution of India

Preamble to the constitution Salient features of constitution Union, State and territory Fundamental rights Fun
duties Human rights charter Union legislature Parliament State executive.State Legislature assembly Status
Jammu & Kashmir. Local government panchayat raj Tamil Nadu Judiciary in India Rule of law/Due process of
Indian federalism center state relations Emergency provisions Elections Election Commission Union and Stat
Amendments to constitution Schedules to constitution Administrative reforms & tribunals Corruption in public l
corruption measures Central Vigilance Commission, lokadalats, Ombudsman, Comptroller and Auditor General
Right to information Central and State Commission Empowerment of women.

Suggested Readings

6th to 1o School book civic portion

12th political Science book

Arihant or Lucent GK book polity portion

(Some people may say Lakshmikandh must be studied but they never completed Lakshmikandh )

INDIAN ECONOMY

Nature of Indian economy Fiveyear plan modelsan assessmentLand reforms & agriculture Application of scienc
agricultureIndustrial growthRole of public sector & disinvestment Development of infrastructure National incom
welfare oriented programmes Social sector problems population, education, health, employment, poverty HRD
sustainable economic growth Economic trends in Tamil Nadu Energy Di erent sources and development Financ
Commission Planning Commission National Development Council.

Suggested Readings

11th Indian Economy 1 to 10 units

12th Economy last 2 units ( scal and monetary policy)

Arihant or Lucent GK book Economy portion

APTITUDE & MENTAL ABILITY TESTS

Conversion of information to dataCollection, compilation and presentation of data Tables, graphs, diagramsAna
interpretation of data Simpli cationPercentageHighest Common Factor (HCF)Lowest Common Multiple (LCM)R
ProportionSimple interestCompound interestAreaVolumeTime and Work Decision making and problem solving
Reasoning PuzzlesDiceVisual ReasoningAlpha numeric ReasoningNumber Series Logical
Number/Alphabetical/Diagrammatic Sequences.

Suggested Readings

School books

Practice old question paper

SYLLABUS GENERAL ENGLISH

1. Match the following words and Phrases given in Column A with their meanings in Column B.

2. Choose the correct Synonyms for the underlined word from the options given
3. Choose the correct Antonyms for the underlined word from the options given

4. Select the correct word (Pre x, Su x)

5. Fill in the blanks with suitable Article

6. Fill in the blanks with suitable Preposition

7. Select the correct Question Tag

8. Select the correct Tense

9. Select the correct Voice 1

10. Fill in the blanks (In nitive, Gerund, Participle)

11. Identify the sentence pattern of the following sentence (Subject, Verb, Object.) Blanks with correct Homopho

12. Find out the Error (Articles, Prepositions, Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb)
13. Comprehension

14. Select the correct sentence

15. Find out the odd words (Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb)

16. Select the correct Plural forms

17. Identify the sentence (Simple, Compound, Complex Sentense)

18. Identify the correct Degree.

19. Form a new word by blending the words

20. Form compound words (Eg: Noun+Verb, Gerund+Noun)

Part-B Literature

1. Figures of speech observed in the following Poems:

Alliteration Allusion Simile Metaphor Personi cation Oxymoron Onomatopoeia Anaphora Ellipsis Rh
Scheme Rhyming Words Repetition Apostrophe A Psalm of Life Womens Rights The Nation United Englis
Snake The Man He Killed O to outer space tomorrow morning Sonnet No.116 The Solitary Reaper Be th
O Captain My Captain Laugh and Be Merry Earth Dont quit The Apology Be Glad your Nose is on your face
sonnet for my Incomparable Mother The Flying Wonder To a Millionaire The Piano Manliness Going for wa
cry of the Children Migrant Bird Shilpi.

2. Appreciation Questions from Poetry

A Psalm of Life Womens Rights The Nation United English words Snake The Man He Killed O to outer s
tomorrow morning Sonnet No.116 The Solitary Reaper Be the Best O Captain My Captain Laugh and Be M
Earth Dont quit The Apology Be Glad your Nose is on your face A sonnet for my Incomparable Mother T
Wondr To a Millionaire The Piano Manliness Going for water The cry of the Children Migrant Bird Shilpi


3. Important lines from Poems.

Where the mind is without fear The Solitary Reaper Going for water A Psalm of Life Be the Best Sonnet No

4. Questions on the Biography of

Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru Subash Chandra Bose Helen Keller KalpanaChawala Dr.Salim Ali Rani o
Nelson Mandela Abraham Lincoln

5. Questions on Shakespeares

Merchant of Venice (Act IV Court Scene) Julius Ceasar (Act III Scene 2) Sonnet 116

6. Questions from Oscar Wildes-The Model Millionaire The Sel sh Giant

7. KarlPaulnack Music-The Hope Raiser

8. Comprehension Questions from the following Motivational Essays:

Gopala Krishna Gokhales Speech on 25th July in Mumbai in response to The address presented to him by student
Carnegies The Road to success- Dr.APJ Abdul Kalams Vision for the Nation(fromIndia 2020) Ruskin Bonds Our
Team Hope Spencers Keep your spirits high DeepaAgarwals After the storm Brian pattens You cant be tha
cant be that

9. Comprehension Questions from the following description of Places AhtushiDeshpandes To the land of snow
ManoharDevadoss YaanaiMalai Brihadeesvarar Temple

10. British English American English

Part-C Authors and their Literary Works

1. Match the Poems with the Poets

A psalm of Life Be the Best The cry of the children The Piano Manliness Going for water Earth -The Apology
Glad your Nose is on your face The Flying Wonder -Is Life But a Dream Be the Best O captain My Captain Sn
Punishment in Kindergarten -Where the Mind is Without fear The Man He Killed Nine Gold Medals.

2. Which Nationality the story belongs to?

The sel sh Giant The Lottery Ticket The Last Leaf How the Camel got its Hump Two Friends Refugee The
Window

3. Identify the Author with the short story

The sel sh Giant The Lottery Ticket The Last Leaf How the Camel got its Hump Two Friends Refugee The
Window A Man who Had no Eyes The Tears of the Desert Sam The Piano The face of Judas Iscariot Swept A
close encounter Caught Sneezing The Wooden Bowl Swami and the sum.

4. Whose Auto biography / Biography is this?

5. Which Nationality the Poet belongs to ?

Robert Frost Archibald Lampman D.H. Lawrence Rudyard Kipling Kamala Das Elizabeth Barrett Browning F
Basheer Thomas Hardy Khalil Gibran Edgar A. Guest Ralph Waldo Emerson Jack Prelutsky F. Joanna Ste
Vincent Benet William Shakespeare William Wordsworth H.W. Long Fellow Annie Louisa walker Walt Whitm
Gokak.

6. Characters, Quotes, Important Lines from the following works of Indian Authors:

SahityaAkademi Award winner: ThakazhiSivasankaranPillai Farmer Kamala Das 1. Punishment in Kindergarten

Grandmothers House R.K. Narayan Swami and the sum Rabindranath Tagore Where the mind is without fear
DhanGopalMukherji Kari, The Elephant DeepaAgarwal After the Storm Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Vision for the N
IndraAnantha Krishna- TheNeem Tree Lakshmi Mukuntan- The Ant Eater and the Dassie Dr. NeerajaRaghavan
Beam

7. Drama Famous lines, characters, quotes from Julius Caesar The Merchant of Venice

8. Match the Places, Poet, Dramatist, Painter with suitable option

9. Match the following Folk Arts with the Indian State / Country
10. Match the Author with the Relevant Title/Character

11. Match the Characters with Relevant Story Title

The Sel sh Giant How the camel got its hump The Lottery ticket The Last Leaf Two friends Refugee Open
Re owering The Necklace Holiday

12. About the Poets Rabindranath Tagore Henry Wordsworth Longfellow Anne Louisa Walker -V K Gokak Wa
Whitman Douglas Malloch
13. About the Dramatists 50 William Shakespeare Thomas Hardy

14. Mention the Poem in which these lines occur Granny, Granny, please comb My Hair With a friend To cook a
To India My Native Land A tiger in the Zoo No men are foreign Laugh and be Merry The Apology The Fl
Wonder

15. Various works of the following Authors Rabindranath Tagore Shakespeare William Wordsworth H.W. Lon
Anne Louisa Walker Oscar Wilde Pearl S. Buck

16. What is the theme observed in the Literary works? Snake The Mark of Vishnu Greedy Govind Our Local Te
Where the mind is without fear Keep your spirits high Be the best Bat The Piano The Model Millionaire
of the Children Migrant bird Shilpi

17. Famous Quotes Who said this?

18. To Which period the Poets belong William Shakespeare Walt Whitman William Wordsworth H.W. Longfello
Louisa Walker D.H. Lawrence

19. Matching the Poets and Poems Discovery Biking Inclusion Granny, Granny, please comb My Hair With a
To cook and Eat Bat To India My Native Land A tiger in the Zoo No men are foreign Laugh and be Merr
The Apology The Flying Wonder O to outer space tomorrow morning Be the best Is life, but a dream W
rights The Nation united English words Snake The man he killed

20. Nature centered Literary works and Global issue Environment and Conservation Flying with moon on their win
Migrant bird Will Thirst Become Unquenchable? Going for Water Swept away Gaia tells her.
Suggested Readings

6 to 12th School books

For Grammer portion refer wren and Martin book

Previous TNPSC General English Question paper.( dont go any other books ) For practice shakthi publication bo
available.

QUESTION DISTRIBUTION (From Old Question paper Analysis)

SUBJECT NUMBER OF QUESTIONS

POLITY 10 12

HISTORY & NATIONAL MOVEMENT 12-18

ECONOMY 5-10

GEOGRPAHY 5-10

CURRENT AFFAIRS 15-20

GENERAL SCIENCE 20- 25

GENERAL KNWOLEDGE 5-10

MENTAL ABILITY & APTITUDE 25

GENERAL TAMIL / ENGLISH 100

TNPSC GROUP II & IIA CLASSSES / TEST BATCH/ ONLINE TEST

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CLASS 10,000

TEST BATCH 2000

ONLINE TEST BATCH 1200

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GENERAL TAMIL ,GENERAL ENGLISH , GENERAL STUDIES

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